Focus on Foothill Water

The Columbia College Foundation will present “Focus on Foothill Water: Beyond the Drought” at the Sonora High School Auditorium March 13th.

The free community event is the beginning of a lecture series, providing an overview of foothill water. Mel Kirk, Columbia College Foundation Board President says, “This is a chance to learn from the region’s experts on the issues that got us here, the range of interests involved and the efforts underway to work together on long-range solutions.”

The evening’s keynote speaker is John Mills who was recently appointed to the California Emergency Drought Task Force. The two-hour evening program will be moderated by Columbia College Natural Resources Professor Dr. Tom Hofstra, featuring representatives from local water districts, agriculture, the environment and native California tribes: